Colombia’s prosecution reactivates ELN arrest warrants
Prosecutor General Luz Adriana Camargo revoked the suspension of the arrest warrants against 31 ELN commanders in response to a guerrilla offensive in northeast Colombia. In a post on social…
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Colombia’s chief prosecutor vows to try corporate terrorism financiers
Prosecutor General Luz Adriana Camargo vowed to try hundreds of businesses that financed the creation and human rights violations of paramilitary groups during Colombia’s armed conflict. Camargo made the promise…
Colombia investigating alleged wiretapping of top court
Colombia’s chief prosecutor ordered a team of prosecutors to investigate if Constitutional Court magistrates are being wiretapped. The Prosecutor General’s Office made this announcement after an emergency meeting between chief…
Colombia’s prosecution charges Uribe with fraud and bribery
Colombia’s prosecution formally charged former President Alvaro Uribe with fraud and witness manipulation on Friday. According to the prosecution, Uribe ordered associates to bribe witnesses in order to sabotage criminal…
Colombia may drop charges against participants in 2021 protests
Colombia’s prosecution said it may drop terrorism and conspiracy charges filed against people who took part in anti-government protests in 2021. The prosecution confirmed that Justice Minister Nestor Osuna formally…
Colombia’s prosecution announces fraud and bribery charges against Uribe
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office said Tuesday that it has formally accused former President Alvaro Uribe of fraud and bribery. The announcement comes less than a month after Prosecutor General Luz…
Colombia’s Supreme Court picks new chief prosecutor
Colombia’s Supreme Court picked a new chief prosecutor from a presidential shortlist surrendered in September last year. Luz Adriana Camargo will replace acting Prosecutor General Martha Mancera, who temporarily took…
Colombia’s acting chief prosecutor quietly signs off on major reform
Colombia’s acting chief prosecutor Martha Mancera signed off on a bulk of possibly illegal resolutions that severely reduce the powers of her successor. The resolutions were made public while the…
Colombia’s top court still stuck over chief prosecutor pick
Colombia’s Supreme Court failed to pick a new chief prosecutor from a presidential shortlist for the fourth consecutive time. Also in the latest vote, none of the three candidates put…